A family gathers with a St Joseph’s Regional College student to read their father’s memoir.
A family gathers with a St Joseph’s Regional College student to read their father’s memoir. A family listens as a St Joseph’s Regional College student reflects on the stories shared during the project. STUDENTS from St Joseph’s Regional College spent a school term capturing the life stories of residents at Emmaus Village to create their […]
An inclusive ‘colour run’ on the sand of Flynns Beach. Photos: SoftCut Studios-Katie Long.
An inclusive ‘colour run’ on the sand of Flynns Beach. Photos: SoftCut Studios-Katie Long. A paddle out celebrated inclusion and diversity. Pride flies high at Flynns Beach. Pride flies high at Flynns Beach. MORE than 200 people gathered across the Valentine’s Day weekend for a vibrant celebration of pride, inclusion and surf lifesaving at Flynns […]
Camden Haven Girl Guides enjoying morning tea.
HAVING been involved in Girl Guides for more than 25 years, Sally Woodhouse is testament to the movement’s power to build lifelong connections. “I have been a leader for fifteen years, and took part all through university,” said Sally, who is the dedicated leader of the Camden Haven Girl Guides chapter. “It’s something that my […]
BLAKE Edge, 28, moved to Port Macquarie in 2020 to be closer to family. He sees that as a positive, but has conflicted feelings about life here as a young person with a disability. Blake lives with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that leaves him with 10 degrees of vision, level two autism, and […]
Rotary Club of Laurieton members at their 60th Anniversary Dinner
Rotary Club of Laurieton members at their 60th Anniversary Dinner Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce President Luke Hadfield, Port Macquarie-Hastings councillor Danielle Maltman and Federal Member for Lyne Alison Penfold. SIXTY years ago a group of businesspeople gathered at the Laurieton Hotel and agreed to form the Rotary Club of Laurieton. To celebrate the six […]
A 1936 fire engine on display in Port Macquarie.
A 1936 fire engine on display in Port Macquarie. Some of the hot roads on show at Town Square. Winner of the best Hard Luck Story was Mike Barnes, pictured with his 1940 Ford Deluxe. Police were on hand to show visitors this GTF patrol car. THE 2026 Show and Shine Hot Rod exhibition at […]
Flamin’ dragons and passengers. Exercise physiologist Natalie West with physiotherapists Glen Clarke and Mark MacGibbon. BEC Dalzell is not your average physiotherapist. She has big goals that include seeing her patients make the most of where they live. In 2022, Bec approached businesses and organisations to seek expressions of interest in partnering to provide accessible […]
Wauchope Palliative Care Nursing Unit Manager Mary Trotter with a hydraulic assist layback commode shower chair purchased with a grant from Hastings Cancer Trust.
THE Port Macquarie-Hastings community is being urged to support the work of the Hastings Cancer Trust (HCT) in 2026. Cancer Council Australia estimates that in 2024 169,500 people were diagnosed with cancer, 52,700 died of cancer and that one in two people will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85, making it a […]
Friendly Visitor volunteers for older residents. Photo: Andrea Piacquadio.
ACROSS Laurieton, North Haven and Port Macquarie, In Great Company Volunteering is calling on community members to step forward and become Friendly Visitor volunteers for older residents. The program matches volunteers with seniors who have limited social contact, providing regular visits that offer companionship, conversation and a meaningful connection to the community. Organisers say the […]
Sati Shakti Belly Dance Tribe
Jikyha Dungay-Vitnell playing the didgeridoo Sati Shakti Belly Dance Tribe JANUARY was a month for celebrating in the Port Macquarie Hastings region with Council facilitating a variety of events after successfully being awarded a grant by the National Australia Day Council. This included the Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards and […]
